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  • 1985
    Dark Lullabies

    Dark Lullabies

    Dark Lullabies

    01985HD

    Seen through the eyes of the filmmaker, a child of concentration camp survivors, this program explores the impact of the Holocaust on a generation of...

    Dark Lullabies
  • 1985
    Final Offer

    Final Offer

    Final Offer

    01985HD

    The filmmakers were given remarkable freedom to record the historic 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors...

    Final Offer
  • 1964
    Bethune

    Bethune

    Bethune

    51964HD

    A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese...

    Bethune
  • 1981
    A War Story

    A War Story

    A War Story

    81981HD

    A Canadian doctor interned at a Japanese POW Camp during WWII must tend to his fellow British prisoners who are being worked to death in a mine.

    A War Story
  • 2016
    this river

    this river

    this river

    02016HD

    Join a grassroots collective of volunteers as they search Winnipeg’s Red River and its banks for clues to find out what happened to their...

    this river
  • 2009
    Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix

    Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix

    Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix

    6.72009HD

    The last shots had been fired in the First World War — but peace had yet to be made. Inspired by Margaret MacMillan’s acclaimed work of...

    Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix
  • 1965
    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    6.61965HD

    On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight Mass. The feature...

    The Merry World of Leopold Z
  • 1986
    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    8.51986HD

    Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada....

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  • 2016
    19 Days

    19 Days

    19 Days

    02016HD

    This short documentary follows several refugee families during their first 19 days in Canada, as they navigate an unfamiliar terrain that has...

    19 Days
  • 2014
    Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    62014HD

    Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to...

    Out of Mind, Out of Sight
  • 1985
    The Big Snit

    The Big Snit

    The Big Snit

    7.11985HD

    A couple has a fight over a game of Scrabble unaware that a full-scale nuclear war has started.

    The Big Snit
  • 2011
    Surviving Progress

    Surviving Progress

    Surviving Progress

    7.3332011HD

    Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald...

    Surviving Progress
  • 1976
    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    5.71976HD

    This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the...

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
  • 2004
    Ryan

    Ryan

    Ryan

    6.6722004HD

    Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

    Ryan
  • 1988
    Peep and the Big Wide World

    Peep and the Big Wide World

    Peep and the Big Wide World

    01988HD

    Peep the chicken ventures out on an adventure into the Big Wide World and makes some friends along the way. Narrated by Peter Ustinov, this 1988...

    Peep and the Big Wide World
  • 2023
    To Kill a Tiger

    To Kill a Tiger

    To Kill a Tiger

    7.4842023HD

    Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His...

    To Kill a Tiger
  • 2016
    Gulîstan, Land of Roses

    Gulîstan, Land of Roses

    Gulîstan, Land of Roses

    7.22016HD

    They belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. The mission of these female...

    Gulîstan, Land of Roses
  • 1982
    First Winter

    First Winter

    First Winter

    7.0711982HD

    First Winter is a 1982 Canadian short film directed by John N. Smith. With the father away, an Irish immigrant family struggle to survive their first...

    First Winter
  • 1981
    The Devil at Your Heels

    The Devil at Your Heels

    The Devil at Your Heels

    5.81981HD

    Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death-defying aerial jump in a car. Not content with a normal jump, Ken...

    The Devil at Your Heels
  • 2016
    Angry Inuk

    Angry Inuk

    Angry Inuk

    7.42016HD

    With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront...

    Angry Inuk